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Mangled coaches, frantic rescue ops: Scenes from Kanpur train accident

Updated: Nov 20, 2016 14:49 IST

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At least 100 people were killed when 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district early on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Several trains on the Jhansi-Kanpur route were diverted after the accident. (HT Photo)
A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (HT Photo)
Rescue officials on the spot where 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed.  (HT photo)
The Indore-Patna Express near Pokhrayan in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday. (ht photo)
Rescue officials cut the tangled coaches with gas cutters. (PTI Photo)
JCBs have been pressed into service to detach the tangled coaches. (HT Photo)
Rescue officials and locals on the site where the Indore-Patna Express was derailed. (PTI photo)
A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (PTI Photo)
Police officials gather next to a derailed coach. (ht photo)
Officials carry out rescue work after 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed in Kanpur. (PTI Photo)
Green corridors were set between the accident  site and the hospitals in Kanpur. (HT Photo)
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At least 100 people were killed when 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district early on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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